We would jail someone if they put swastikas on synagogues. This is equal protection under the law. So they ARE punishing him for the crime, it just so happens his opinions are ignorant and lead to people being harmed.
"sending people to prison over victimless crimes is bad ... also it should be a felony to leave tire marks on the road where we painted a rainbow π "
LGBTQ people are a protected class in the United States along with lots of others including Race. Color. Religion or creed. National origin or ancestry. Age. Physical or mental disability. Veteran status. He committed this case of vandalism because of his personal hatred of a protected class. If he was just doing a burn out on a random street, or graffitied over signs thatβs one thing; however his intent is what makes this crime especially heinous. He intended to do harm to the LGBT community by defacing a mural, a lot like when in Jim Crow racists would attack black churches, or how during the 1860s people would attack Irish people and deny them work. They were attacking them and their iconography because they are apart of that group. Thatβs an incredibly dangerous mentality to have because it leads to worse and worse Events against that community if nothing is done to curb the aggression. Take Krystalnacht for an example of what happens when personal hatred of a particular people group gets out of control. I agree with you, weβre not the thought police, but itβs not the thought that was the crime, it was the action with the intent that makes this man dangerous enough to imprison under felony charges.
this is literally the same as krystalnacht from the holocaust, sweaty π
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lol, this is definitely not true
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